- meme usage
- Widely used in the 'I did my own research' mock format, placing the emoji next to misinformation callouts.
- sarcasm patterns
- Deployed after a quote-tweet to mock someone confidently stating incorrect science facts. Heavy ironic usage.
- quote tweet context
- Used when correcting scientific misinformation or amplifying women in STEM achievements.
- trending context
- Spikes during science news cycles, Nobel Prize announcements, and anti-vax discourse threads.
- reply use
- Placed in replies when someone is being condescending about science, or sarcastically validating bad takes.